kahen kya ki kya kya sitam dekhte hain
likha hai jo qismat mein hum dekhte hain

kabhi aah nara kabhi khinchte hain
hum is saz ka zer-o-bam dekhte hain

khat-e-sar-nawisht apna hum padh rahe hain
tumhaara jo naqsh-e-qadam dekhte hain

mere ru-ba-ru wo baham ghair se hain
na dekhe koi jo ki hum dekhte hain

rahi gar talash-e-kamar yun hi hum ko
koi dam mein mulk-e-adam dekhte hain

hazaron guman dil mein hote hain paida
tere hath mein jab qalam dekhte hain

nahin jaana kis din tu ghairon ke ghar par
sarihan to aankhon se hum dekhte hain

nahin aarzu kuchh bhi bose ki hum ko
magar hum tumhaara karam dekhte hain

jo aalam ki dekha hai ku-e-butan mein
khuda ki khudai mein kam dekhte hain

nazar aate ho 'sehr' aashiq kisi par
tumhein har ghadi chashm-e-nam dekhte hain